diff --git a/include/linux/spi/spi.h b/include/linux/spi/spi.h
index 7067f85cef0b..ca39b33105bd 100644
--- a/include/linux/spi/spi.h
+++ b/include/linux/spi/spi.h
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ struct spi_device {
 #define	SPI_MODE_1	(0|SPI_CPHA)
 #define	SPI_MODE_2	(SPI_CPOL|0)
 #define	SPI_MODE_3	(SPI_CPOL|SPI_CPHA)
+#define	SPI_MODE_X_MASK	(SPI_CPOL|SPI_CPHA)
 #define	SPI_CS_HIGH	0x04			/* chipselect active high? */
 #define	SPI_LSB_FIRST	0x08			/* per-word bits-on-wire */
 #define	SPI_3WIRE	0x10			/* SI/SO signals shared */